paratrooper
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əˌtru noun
a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
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paratrooper
1941, from para(chute) + trooper. The collective noun paratroops is first recorded 1940. Earliest ref. is to the German invaders who were expected to drop on England.
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Paratrooper
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
There was another paratrooper in the back, one more curled up in the trunk.
He lost his eyesight after serving as a paratrooper and taking knocks to the head.
He's a big guy, a former paratrooper and prosecutor.
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